Marine Studies

Why Marine Studies @ Memorial?

Memorial’s graduate diploma and master’s program in Marine Studies are offered through Memorial’s Fisheries and Marine Institute – Canada’s most comprehensive centre for education and training for the ocean industries.

Memorial’s graduate diploma and master’s program in Marine Studies Fisheries Resource Management (FRM) will enhance your work or career progression by providing a wealth of knowledge with real world applications. You will develop, through formal education, those skills that are essential to the management of fisheries resources. This multidisciplinary program will provide an understanding of relevant concepts in biology, economics, and business, as well as fisheries policy and planning. While focused primarily on the North Atlantic, the program also deals with major world fisheries as well as quantitative assessment methods. The program is applicable to all facets of the industry, and is a must for individuals involved in the day-to-day business of fisheries resource management locally, nationally, or internationally.

Memorial’s Master of Marine Studies Marine Spatial Planning and Management (MSPM) will position you for opportunities in the growing global field of comprehensive spatial planning and management for coastal and ocean areas. You will develop, through formal education, a suite of knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this multi-faceted and collaborative approach to coastal and ocean governance. This multidisciplinary program will provide an understanding of marine spatial planning processes and management approaches and associated governance, policy/legislative, ecological, social, cultural and economic elements. This will be complemented by practical skills for stakeholder engagement, project management and use of geospatial technology to support planning and management efforts.

This program is the first of its kind in Canada. It is available primarily online with one in-house residency course offered during the six week spring intercession in St. John’s and some on campus electives.

Description of programs

Graduate diploma – The graduate diploma program involves courses only and can be completed in one year of full-time study.

MMS (FRM) – The MMS (FRM) program offers both course and major report options, and can be completed in two years of full-time study.

MMS (MSPM) - The program is a combination of course-based work and either an internship or research project.

Contact a faculty supervisor

Graduate applicants interested in research-based programs are strongly encouraged to contact a faculty supervisor at the time of application. Visit the Fisheries and Marine Institute website for areas for a list of faculty members, their research interests, and contact information. You may also use the Yaffle search engine to find a supervisor you may wish to work with.

Minimum admission requirements

Graduate diploma, MMS (FRM) – Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study; applicants will normally have a demonstrated commitment to the fishery through employment or experience in a sector of the fishery, in a regulatory agency or government department connected to the fisheries, in a non-governmental agency, or through self-employment or relevant professional consulting activities.

MMS (MSPM) – Bachelor’s degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study. Admission is on a limited and competitive basis. Specific course-based admission requirements may apply for applicants intending to concentrate on decision support technology.

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Program Information

Degrees Offered:

Graduate diploma (FRM)

MMS (FRM)

MMS (MSPM)

Routes:

course, major report, course with internship or research project options

Duration:

Graduate diploma: 1 year

MMS (FRM), MMS (MSPM): 2 years

Campus:

Online (one on campus course required for MSPM and some on campus electives available).